Tire-repair stand



vjJulylvfle-y,` 1924.A l A 1,501,469

H. B. REX

TIRE REPAIR STAND Filed Ma'h'. 1923 2 sheets-Sheen 1 llll July 15,192.4.

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Patented July l5, 1924.

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HOWARD B1.` nnxjor HENRYETTA; oKIraHoirrA:

Application ledfMarch 312,'19235 Sera1Nd.624,G84.

To all whom t may concern: Be it knownthat I, HOWARD.' B.-RX, a citizen ofV they United States; residing at Henryetta, in the Ycounty -of Okmulgee,l State ofV Oklahoma, havek invented certainA new and useful Improvements in; Tire' Repair Stands; and l doliereby declaregthefollowing.; tobe 'a'.full, clear, `and exact description of theY invention, suchzasvwill enable othersskilled inthe art to which g it appertains to make and use the samer This. invention Vrelates vto new and" useful improvements in repair stands,` and particularly to stands especially adaptedfor use in repairingpneumatic tires Oneobject of theinvention is to provide a device of this character by means of which both inside an'd'outside repairs may be made on the outer casing of a pneumatioti're.KA

Another object is toprovide adevice of this character which isA readily and easily adjustable to accommodate tires of different sizes.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a repair stand made in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of they same.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 1() represents a hollow uprightwhich has the floor attaching feet 11, the opening through the upright being preferably rectangular in cross section to receive slidably therein lthe correspondingly shaped stem 12. One side face of the stein 12 is formed with a longitudinal series of rack teeth 13, and on the upper end of the stem there is formed a transverse head 14. Rrr tatably supported on this head 14 is a turntable 15, said head being in the form of a disk, which is slidably embraced by the said turntable. Carried by the turntable, and arranged to be turned into biting engagement with the head 14, is a screw 16, which serves tofmaintain the table against rotation when once the table has been set in the desired position. Secured on thestandard'xor.v ufprigh 10,.adjacent the upper end thereof, is a bracket 17, the arms ofwhich extend beyond one face ofthe uprightand rotatably. support thefgear 18. Inthis face of; the uprightY there', is; formed: a slot 19 through ywhich afportion` of the` gear` 18 4eX- tendsffor engagement with. the-fv rack` teeth 13, asjclearly seen'Y inftliedrawing.- One -end of the shaft of the:-gear18is angular for engagement bythe crank 20, .and -by 'meansxY offwhich crank'thegear may be-rotated to cause the -stemw12 to `beelevatedfor lowered. Pivotally'- carried. by af second bracket, which, .as shown at 2l, .is :mounted onf the upright-v10, above the-bracket'l, is a pawl 22 which engages with the -gear 18,` to lhold thestem. at vthe desired elevation. Y

A pair of angle plates 23and- 24 aredisposedibelow:tlregbracket 17, andreachv has a clampgi1igfcollar-25 engagedloosely around thelv upright 10.' The main portions of the plates 23 and 24 extend horizontally from the upright and have their outer ends secured in overlapped position, as shown at 26, one of the said ends being vertically slotted, as shown at 27. Hinged to the upper portion of the outer end of the upper plate 23 is a platform 28, and carried by the platform are the notched bracing legs 29, which are disposed in the slots of the plate and engaging with the walls of the slots to hold the table elevated.

Carried by the edge of the turntable, and extending vertically therefrom, are the arms 30, and secured to and extending between the upper ends of these arms is an arcuate section of metal pipe 31, which is adapted to be inserted in the outer casing of a pneumatic tire, for the purpose of supporting and holding the tire in position while being worked upon. The platform 28 is adapted to support the lower portion of the tire, when the tire is thus engaged with the pi e 31, the stem 12 being adjusted upwardly or -downwardly, as the case may be, to permit the tire to rest on the platform. Should it be desired to perform some work on the inner portion, or inside of the tire casing, this can be readily accomplished by disposing the portion to be worked upon on the platform.

The particular manner in which the platform 28 is mounted on the upright 10, permits the same to be swung around the upright into the desired position, to suit the IIC.

desires of the operator, while the platform may be swung downwardly, to be out of the way when not needed.

The pipe section 31 is removable so sections of dilerent diametersmay be substituted to accommodatetires of different sizes.

In the side of the upright 10, there is engaged a clamping screw" B2 which bears against the stem 12 to hold the same against movement, after having been adjusted by the gear 18. f

What is claimed is: l

1. A tire repair stand including a support, a vertically adjustable stem carried by the support, a turntable on the stem, means on the turntable orsupporting the outer casing of a tire, and means for supporting the depending portion of a tire.

2. A tire repair stand including an upright, a vertically adjustable stem in the upright, a turntable on the upper end of the stem, means on the turntable for disposition within the upper portion of an outer casing of' a pneumatic tire, and a platform on the upright for supporting the lower portion of the tire casing so engaged with the turntable carried means. v

SpA tire repair stand including a hollow upright, al rack toothedstem vertically adjustable within the upright, a turntable on that the upper end of the stem, vertical arms on the turntable, a removable arcuate tubular member carried by the arms and arranged to be inserted within the upper portion of an outer casing of a pneumatic tire to permit work thereupon, and a platform on the upright, adjacent the lower end, for supporting the lower portion of the tire casing so engaged with the turntable carried means.

4. A tire repair stand including a hollow upright, a rack toothed stem vertically slidv able therein, a gear supported on the upright and engaging with the rack, a pawl carried by the upright and engaging the gear, a turntable on the stem, vertical arms on the turntable, an arcuate member carried by the arms for supporting engagement within the outer casing of a tire, means on the turntable for engagement with the stem for locking the turntable against movement, at times, and a platform on the lower portion of the upright for supporting the lower portion of the tire which is so engaged on the arcuate member.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD B. REX.

Witnesses:V

W. L. DRAKE, J. T. PORTER. 

